[blindlaw] Fw: [nabs-l] Petition for Equal Access in Higher Education

[helga.schreiber26 at gmail.com]

Hi all, this is Helga. How are you all? I just wanted to tell you
that I’m a member of the NABS list, and I just would like  to inform you
that here is a petition that Mary Fernandez, who is actually a member of the
NABS list, which stands for the National Association of Blind Students sent
us a petition in order for us to sign. Please sign the petition! This is
actually a petition in order for visually impaired students to get
accessible Softwares in their colleges and universities, and this is
actually very important for the students  who are experiencing this issues.
And I also wanted to inform you you that this  NABS list that I'm part of,
is actually part of the National Federation for the Blind, which is actually
an organization that I'm part as well. I will really appreciate it a lot, if
you could sign this petition. Thanks so much and God bless!
P.S. Also, if you can, could you send this email  to other people that you
know to sign this petition as well? And if you want to get more information
regarding the National Federation for the Blind, the website is www.nfb.org
Thanks again for all your time.
Also, if you want to contact Mary Fernandez and ask her some questions
regarding this. Her email address is trillian551 at gmail.com Thanks again.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Mary Fernandez
Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2014 12:09 AM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list ; GABS ; New Jersey 
Association of Blind Students ; Colorado Center ; Presidents
Subject: [nabs-l] Petition for Equal Access in Higher Education

Dear all,
It is your chance as students to shine!It is an unfortunate, and all
too common occurrence, that blind students pursuing a college degree,
are faced by countless accessibility barriers. It is time to change
that.
About a month ago I thought that one of the ways that we could educate
the general public, the academic world, students and parents, was to
use a petition which would outline the issue, and offer a solution.
That petition is here today. Jamie Pricipado, a student who
experienced the effects that inaccessible software has on a student’s
education, and who, as a result, is an extremely passionate advocate
for the issue, agreed to be our starter petitioner. Below you will
find the link to the petition we drafted, along with the help of the
amazing Lauren McClarney at the government affairs department at NFB.
I ask you not to simply sign it, but to send it to every contact in
your address book, post it on Facebook Twitter, Stumble On, and all
the zillions of social media outlets out there. But most important,
write in the comment box why this is an important issue, it is our
chance to have our voices heard, so exploit it!
In a mere six hours we are only 200 signatures away from reaching the
first 1000 signatures. If this is an important issue to you, and if
you believe in the right of equal access to education, do your part,
and let’s get this done.

https://www.change.org/petitions/pass-teach-act-equal-access-to-educational-materials-for-students-with-disabilities

If you have any questions feel free to contact me.
Sincerely



-- 
Mary Fernandez
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will
forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them
feel."
—
Maya Angelou

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